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‘X-Men’ Drama Nears Pilot Order At Fox
Fox has yet to order its first pilot this January. Among the scripts that are heating up is the action-adventure X-Men series written by Burn Notice creator Matt Nix. Early versions of the script had been received enthusiastically at Fox as well as producing studios 20th Century Fox TV and Marvel TV. Fox chairman Gary Newman noted to Deadline that he expects the final draft to come in shortly and a pilot pickup within the next week or two. Exploratory casting already is underway, with the process expected to ramp up once the official greenlight comes.
The untitled series, which had a put pilot commitment, focuses on two ordinary parents who discover their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive. The show appears particularly timely, dealing with the plight of minorities in society.
The X-Men series is one of two marquee superhero dramas with big commitments at Fox this season, along with DC/Warner Bros TV’s Black Lightning. A pending pickup for X-Men has no bearing on Black Lightning. The two series easily could coexist together, Fox entertainment president David Madden said.
A New Listing May Have Uncovered The Title Of The Next X-MEN Film; Plus Details On When It Might Start Filming
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Fox's New X-MEN TV Series Will Be Set In The Movie Universe And Will Feature Some "Familiar" Characters
Yesterday's news that Fox's upcoming X-Men series would be moving forward as a "family drama" about a human couple and their mutant children going on the run had everyone wondering if it would be set in the same universe as the movies, and speculating as to which characters would be involved. Well, showrunner Matt Nix was very forthcoming with those answers while speaking to reporters during the Television Critics Association Winter press tour (via THR).
Nix confirmed that while FX's Legion exists outside of movie continuity (though that actually contradicts what we've previously heard), his show will indeed be set in the same "general universe."
"A fan of the movies but also the comics would not be disoriented at all as to where this fits in the mythology," he said. "If you look at the movies, which take place from — they started in 2003 to now — they don't all line up perfectly. I'm not slavishly fitting them into a particular slot. But at the same time, if you like the world of the movies, there are definite nods to the movies. It exists in the same general universe."
Nix also reveals that he will be utilizing some new characters, but that we will also see a few familiar faces:
"I get to invent some. It's designed to sidestep questions like, 'Where is Wolverine?' You have to answer those questions. I didn't want to do anything where it's like, 'Wolverine is just off-screen.' It exists in a world where those questions are answered without needing to name a lot of names or spend a lot of time dwelling on that issue. Within that, there are a certain amount of [familiar] characters that I can use and am using and then other characters I'm inventing — but everything is invented with a nod toward the existing mythology.